Lime Kilns, Cotehele Bridge, East Cornwall UK - Ovens and Kilns on Waymarking.com

These lime kilns have a lovely setting overlooking the River
Tamar.
The use of lime as a manure was so extensive in the West of England, there is indeed scarcely an inlet or creek, either on the northern or southern coast that is not supplied with a lime-kiln; and when the stone is not found in the vicinity, vessels were employed to convey it from the lime-rock districts. The immense quarries at Oreston near Plymouth and the adjacent parts, supply the kilns on the whole range of the Tamar, Tavy, and St. Germains rivers, as well as some other districts.

Type of Oven / Kiln: Lime / Limestone Status: Historical Site Operating Dates: 1800's Website: [Web Link] Additional Coordinate: Not Listed Additional Coordinate Description: Not listed

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